Sunday, November 20, 2011

Briar’s Journal (November 21 to December 13, 2011)

Dream Entry*

February 20, 2005

My friends and I have gathered for Thanksgiving dinner. I’ve been seated at the kid’s table with three beagle puppies. Through the frosted dining room window I see Norman and a duck in the front yard. They’ve built a table out of snow and are serving snow turkey, snow cranberry sauce, and snow pie to an Abominable Snowman.

“Let’s eat,” Bigfoot says.

Penny leaves the room and returns with the Thanksgiving Day turkey. She directs him to sit at the head of the table. He picks up a gleaming serving spoon and dips everybody a heaping bowl of pistachio ice cream. After we’ve eaten our ice cream and our side orders of fries, the Thanksgiving Day turkey asks us each to tell what we’re thankful for. When it’s my turn, I can’t speak because my mouth is full of mashed potatoes.

The books BIGFOOT is thankful for:

THE FUTURE OF US by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler

[YOUNG ADULT]

Razorbill-Penguin

November 21, 2011

WALT DISNEY’S DONALD DUCK: LOST IN THE ANDES

(THE COMPLETE CARL BARKS DISNEY LIBRARY) by Carl Barks

[COMIC]

Fantagraphics

December 5, 2011

WINTER TOWN by Stephen Emond

[YOUNG ADULT]

Little, Brown-Hachette

December 5, 2011

MUSH!: SLED DOGS WITH ISSUES by Glenn Eichler,

illustrated by Joe Infurnari

[YOUNG ADULT—GRAPHIC NOVEL]

First Second-Roaring Brook

December 6, 2011

SAME DIFFERENCE by Derek Kirk Kim

[YOUNG ADULT—GRAPHIC NOVEL]

First Second-Roaring Brook

December 6, 2011

THE PROBABILITY OF MIRACLES by Wendy Wunder

[YOUNG ADULT]

Razorbill-Penguin

December 8, 2011

The books MORZANT is thankful for:

HENRY’S HEART: A BOY, HIS HEART,

AND A NEW BEST FRIEND by Charise Mericle Harper

[PICTURE BOOK]

Henry Holt

November 22, 2011

The books PENNY is thankful for:

LEGEND by Marie Lu

[YOUNG ADULT—FIRST IN THE LEGEND TRILOGY]

Putnam-Penguin

November 29, 2011

MELODY BURNING by Whitley Strieber

[YOUNG ADULT]

Henry Holt

December 6, 2011

SHATTERED SOULS by Mary Lindsey

[YOUNG ADULT]

Philomel-Penguin

December 8, 2011

The books BEVERLY is thankful for:

FIX ME by Rune Michaels

[YOUNG ADULT]

Atheneum-Simon & Schuster

December 6, 2011

SOMETHING TO HOLD by Katherine Schlick Noe

[MIDDLE GRADE]

Clarion-Houghton Mifflin

December 6, 2011

The book OLIVER is thankful for:

SNOWY VALENTINE by David Petersen

[PICTURE BOOK]

HarperCollins

November 22, 2011

The books LENNY is thankful for:

THE QUESTION by Scott J. Langteau,

illustrated by Lidat Truong

[PICTURE BOOK]

Shake the Moon Books

December 1, 2011

THE PRINCE’S NEW PET by Brian Anderson

[PICTURE BOOK]

Roaring Brook

December 6, 2011

The books VIOLET is thankful for:

HUGS FROM PEARL by Paul Schmid

[PICTURE BOOK]

HarperCollins

November 22, 2011

THE PRINCESS OF BORSCHT by Leda Schubert,

illustrated by Bonnie Christensen

[PICTURE BOOK]

Roaring Brook

November 22, 2011

THE BEST KIND OF KISS by Margaret Allum,

illustrated by Jonathan Bentley

[PICTURE BOOK]

Walker

December 6, 2011

ROSIE SPROUT’S TIME TO SHINE by Allison Wortche,

illustrated by Patrice Barton

[PICTURE BOOK]

Knopf-Random House

December 13, 2011

* The dream entries from Briar’s journal contain premonitions of books that will be published in the future. Briar’s dream self foresees the books’ summaries and knows which will likely appeal to each of her friends. Briar always wakes up before she can see whether her friends will enjoy the books.

Review Policy

Unless otherwise noted, the books recommended on Bigfoot Reads are either checked out of a public library by one of the cryptids or purchased by Bigfoot.

The dream entries from Briar’s journal contain premonitions of books that will be published in the future. Briar’s dream self foresees the books’ summaries and knows which will likely appeal to each of her friends. Briar always wakes up before she can see whether her friends will enjoy the books.

Bigfoot Reads has a strict policy against recommending any book in which a dog dies.